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1. Review: IE8 is no speed demon, but is most secure browser available

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 March 2009

   ... settings let admins configure IE8 to run in IE7 standards mode, in addition to determining how security features like ActiveX controls, the SmartScreen Filter or search providers work. The company also ...

2. Review: Safari 4 Beta - Not quite there yet

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 25 February 2009

   ... pages 3x faster than Firefox 3 or IE7, and that it executes Javascript 3x faster than Firefox 3 and a whopping 30x faster than IE7, should be taken with a grain of salt, however. But, speed gains are ...

3. IE8 Beta 2: Great new features, old annoyances

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 27 August 2008

   ... best in the market – Firefox, Safari and, in some instances, Opera? Will it be faster than the painfully slow IE7, is it easier and more secure to use? There is one simple answer: Yes. Speed The page ...

4. Firefox 3 impressions: Bigger and better in every way

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 17 June 2008

   ... which is a slight increase over Firefox 2.0.0.14 (5.75 MB), but still half the size of Safari 3.1.1 (18.6 MB in Windows XP/Vista versions) or IE7 (14.7 MB in the Windows XP version). The installation sets ...

5. Top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Firefox 3

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 17 June 2008

   ... as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc) are much more responsive. Mozilla claims that Firefox 3 is 2.7 times faster in JavaScript than Firefox 2 and 9.3 times faster than IE7. 3. Improved memory handling. Firefox ...

6. Firefox 3 set to ship on June 17

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 12 June 2008

   ... fourth quarter of this year. So far, we were not able to see any speed gains in Microsoft’s latest browser, but at least Microsoft claims that IE8 beta 1 is more than twice as fast as IE7 in some applications ...

7. PayPal won't block Safari, but browser still considered unsafe

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 21 April 2008

   ... as login data. Sites like eBay or PayPal have been a popular target in phishing scams. Barret warned that a browser is the “first and last line of defense” against such fraud attacks. IE7 and Firefox ...

8. Firefox 3 Beta 4 reveals difference in design philosophy to IE8

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 11 March 2008

   ... note, it is worth mentioning that in contrast to Firefox 3 Beta 4, IE8 Beta 1 has virtually the same interface as IE7. But then, we are early in the beta process and more changes could be coming over the ...

9. Hacker uncovers Internet Explorer 7 phishing hole

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 23 February 2007

   ... of the current website.  IE7’s phishing filter automatically blocks sites that are known phishing havens, but a potential exploit would be able to circumvent that by masking the true identity ...

10. Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 7

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 19 October 2006

    ... Microsoft promises ease of use and more security, but has to deal with a vulnerability that was discovered within hours of the browser's release. Click here to see a preview of IE7 ... In addition to tabbed ...

11. The little browser that could: A first look at IE7

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 15 February 2006

    ... Microsoft is taking with Internet Explorer (IE7). Ironing out bugs and plugging security holes, such as the always-open ActiveX controls which have caused so much headache in previous versions of the browser, ...

12. Microsoft's new browser will come with increased security

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 15 December 2005

    ... concerns with IE. Microsoft hopes to lure those people back with a newly designed browser that will have protected mode, phishing filters and even tabbed browsing. IE7 is currently only available to developers ...